The incident started with someone firing at the vehicle outside P&F Market at 11:36 p.m., police have said, and Burch attempted to flee the attack by driving onto Washington and Findley before crashing.

A husband and wife, ages 63 and 69, said they were inside their home on Findley in Buena Vista Township when they heard gunfire and a loud bang.

"There were four gunshots," said the 69-year-old woman who declined to give her name out of fear. "They sounded like they were in the front yard."

Fearing that someone was shooting at their house, the couple stayed inside and called 911, waiting for officers to arrive before they went outside. Once outside, they saw that the Suburban had crashed into the rear bumper of their Dodge Intrepid parked in their driveway and crashed into a curb on the east side of Findley.

Another woman who was at a house two doors down from where the crash happened reported hearing the same noises and said she came outside to see the SUV coming to rest against a curb on Findley and the driver "slumped over" the steering wheel. She said the passenger door of the vehicle was left open.

Police arrived at the scene and placed crime tape around several houses, according to the residents. Police were observed placing evidence markers and taking pictures of the scene before a tow truck arrived to move the vehicle, witnesses said.

Kathy Kashot, 54, an employee of P&F Market where the shooting began, said she was not working at the time, but a co-worker who was working said he did not hear any gunshots.

The store has security cameras that cover the inside of the store, she said, and police had an appointment to meet with the staff for the investigation.

The convenience store has thick bullet-proof glass and has been in business 30 years, Kashot said, and that she often hears about shootings in nearby Saginaw.

"We're used to it," she said. "It's not some strange thing or anything."

Another woman leaving the store identified herself as Sheila, 55, and said she has known the victim, Courtney Burch, since he was born.

"He was a good little guy," she said. "He would help you out if he could."

Sheila lives about two blocks from where the man was found dead and said she lost one of her own sons because of Saginaw gun violence in 2004. The woman said her son, who would be 31 now, was friends with the most recent homicide victim.

"It's time for these young people to put down the guns so they can get old like me," she said.

Police have not released any information about a suspect or suspects in the homicide, though Sgt. Waterman said he was busy interviewing witnesses about the case Monday, July 15.

Though the Saginaw Police Department was dispatched for the crash that happened just over the border in Saginaw, Waterman said investigators believe the shooting happened exclusively in Buena Vista.

The Michigan State Police and the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department are assisting with the investigation, police said.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Buena Vista Police Department at 989-233-2363 or 989-753-7793.